Dictionary Check: rapaciousness

"rapaciousness" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 21 points

Definition

noun

extreme gluttony

noun

an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)

Example: "the greediness of lawyers"
noun

(of an animal, usually a bird) The quality of subsisting off live prey.

Example: "The rapacity of carnivorous animals has been considered by some writers to have had a considerable effect on the distribution and even on the extinction of others."

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